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Deadly ambulance accident in Brooklyn, NYC

An elderly woman died and 8 other people were injured after a car T-boned an ambulance in New York City. The accident took place last Sunday afternoon around 3:00 pm in Flatlands, Brooklyn, NYC. An Hatzola ambulance was transporting a 95 year old woman who suffered a cardiac arrest  to…

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Tips to avoid bicycle accidents when riding a bike in New York City

During the pandemic, NYC bicycle accident injuries and deaths have reached record highs. Many New Yorkers who switched their Metrocard for a bike lock learned that commuting in New York City by bike remains challenging especially in some areas of the city where bicycling infrastructures are still limited. To help…

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Post surgical complication risks when surgeons use Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) in implant-based breast reconstruction

The off-label use of Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) products in implant-based breast reconstruction can result in post surgical complications and problems for patients up to two years after the surgery according to a recent analysis by the FDA. Off-label use not approved by FDA Accellular Dermal Matrix is a type…

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Several young people injured and one dead in crash caused by speeding

A 27 year old driver died and 3 passengers in their twenties were seriously injured in  a car accident in Long Island, NY, last Monday night around 8:30 pm.  Jeffrey Laroche from Springfield Gardens, Queens, was driving an Infiniti with 3 passengers on board: 21 year old Jayda Mouldrie from…

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Pedestrian looses part of his leg after being hit by car while getting out of cab

A pedestrian got his leg severed in a freak car accident in Brooklyn last Sunday night. The 33 year old victim was exiting a livery car at the intersection of Elton Street and Atlantic Avenue in East New York when a 58 year old woman driving a Lexus crashed into…

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Personal Injury during the Covid19 Pandemic

A   U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) analysis looking at personal injury during the coronavirus pandemic shows that while globally less Americans checked in at the emergency room for product related injuries during the pandemic, the number of severe cases remained mostly stable.   As emergency rooms were overwhelmed with Covid19…

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Auto accident deaths and injuries at their lowest in February

Pedestrian and cyclist injuries and fatalities were lower than usual last February and so were motorcyclist, bus and truck accidents. Traffic Accident injuries reached a record low in New York City in January and February. While February car accident injuries always reach a yearly low, the number of NYC car…

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8 Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf personal injury attorneys named 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers and 4 of them named Rising Stars

Our New York Personal Injury Law Firm is proud to announce that the following 8 lawyers have been been named 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers: Marijo Adimey for the 6th consecutive year Jeffrey Bloom for the 16th consecutive year. Jeffrey was also selected for the 2021 New York Metro…

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Head injuries in high school sports other that football

Traumatic Brain Injuries sustained by young athletes while playing football has been the subject of multiple research while less attention has been given to other high school sports such as lacrosse, soccer, basketball and field hockey. Additionally research mostly concentrated on head impact and head injuries sustained by boys. In…

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2 pedestrian dead and one injured in recent NYC car accidents

It is very disappointing to see how some motorists in NYC have so little concern about pedestrian safety. In the video below, a man driving a pick up truck makes a right turn without yielding to an elderly pedestrian in Brooklyn, knocking him down to the ground and just continuing…

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